These are what we call the 'YMMV items.' Things that some people find in this work. We call them 'your mileage might vary' because not everyone sees these things in the same way. This starts discussions in the trope lists, a thing we don't want. Please use the discussion page if you'd like to discuss any of these items.
The action side is surprisingly lame, in fact. Possibly because most of the mech-monsters are horribly designed for actual combat. To the point where you might wonder how they're actually useful in warfare. It's only when the neo-gens start showing up does the action get intense.
Complete Monster: Tatsuoki Furimizu a.k.a. "Father". In his quest to be reborn from the loins of a Witchblade bearer, he has countless genetically-enhanced women engineered from his own genetic material and subsequently equipped with manufactured copies of the Witchblade called Cloneblades. With full knowledge of the parasitic nature of these devices, he callously condemns countless numbers of his "children" to an early grave for the sake of his selfish ambitions. Moreover, his efforts to forcefully deprive Masane of the Witchblade ultimately work to expedite her inevitable death by forcing her to call upon its power in several unnecessary battles.
Actually, it seems he was never interested in the Witchblade at all. His goal was to be reborn without the genes he inherited from his MOTHER, who he hates with a fiery passion for barely touched-upon reasons. But since no corporation would actually PAY for him to do that... the focus on the Witchblade emerges.
Crowning Moment of Awesome: The standards are set pretty high, considering the nature of the series, but the scene where Takayama outdrinks Wadou in episode 10 most certainly qualifies.
As mentioned about, Masane gets invited to a fancy party for Wadou. Thanks to her, it takes less than half an episode for the party to turn into Reiji and Wadou trying to drink each other under the table.
It's doubtful the series was ever marketed at girls.
Les Yay: Back in the day, Top Cow published an ongoing Tomb Raider comic that was actually in continuity with Witchblade, and Lara would occasionally show up to hang out with Sara. During those appearances, they did everything short of make out with one another. When subtext is being screamed into your face at point-blank range, is it still subtext?
Not to mention her relationship with Danielle.
Daniel is also a confirmed bisexual.
My Real Daddy: To a large extent, the current book can be said to have started around the time Ron Marz took over as writer. He jettisoned many of the book's '90s "bad girl" trappings and turned it into a much more satisfying urban fantasy/conspiracy comic.
Unfortunate Implications: The Witchblade is said to have bonded to others before, such as Cleopatra and Joan de Arc, famous women. However, this implies that the only reason they were able to become famous was because the Witchblade was helping them, instead of saying that they did everything without help.
TV series
!! The TV series:
Foe Yay: Sara and Kenneth Irons, Sara and Ian Nottingham.
Jumping the Shark: After the Reset Button Ending of Season One, Season Two just covers the same ground with less suspense. All the character development and discovery went out the window, and Sara laboriously relearned stuff that the audience had found out a year before.
Moral Event Horizon: Ken Irons crosses this irrevocably when he burns alive one man's wife and family and drowns another's wife and child just before killing them both for betraying him.
Tear Jerker: In the first season, Anyone Can Die. Many of the deaths qualify. Special mentions go to the deaths of Conchobar and Joe Cirus.
